[Rylonn]

I pole in my university dorm room, so yeah, space is pretty tight. I think I developed some crazy sickle foot from subconsciously trying to not hit the walls/desk during spins. Any one else experience something similar?

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Doesn’t being “officially” certified make you eligible for instructor insurance?

Ps. I don’t actually know anything about this,I just read it somewhere once.

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Omg Veena, that costume is rad!

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oh my goodness! is it that time of year already? It seems like only a few months ago, I was trying to get my splits before christmas!!!

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And also, I agree with Robyn, look up, not at the ground. Your body goes where your head looks, it’ll help your balance

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I want so badly to want to buy the lessons, but at my level (intermediate-advanced) there arent enough advanced moves left for me to learn from the lessons to warrant 99 dollars. More advanced moves, like Janeiro, and even move combos and transitions (between intermediate and advanced moves), and I would subscribe in a heartbeat

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Thanks guys! I checked out Pole Inc, it looks awesome. Would you happen to know if it would be a huge commute from the University of Toronto?

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One tip I’ve got it to not look at yourself in the mirror, especially when just dancing and freestyling. When you look in the mirror, you focus so much on how you look, but when you dont focus on that, you’ll maybe find the your body rolls are more exaggerated and you sink into your hips more, and you just feel and flow with the music more. I just learned that recently 🙂 and I was much happier with my dance when I was not looking in the mirror than when I was.

Maybe try slow songs, so you can have time to accentuate your curves in body rolls and work it! 😛

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I agree with all the others.
Personally, when I first learned to invert, we learned a sweep, not a kick, but not a controlled tuck at first either. Same with a shoulder mount for the very first time. As long as you keep your shoulders engaged, you shouldn’t feel the pain. You have to be pulling your shoulders back the entirety of the invert. I know because when I get too tired to engage properly, I feel the same pain as you.
A sweep is different from a kick. A sweep can be slow and controlled. A kick is not. Kicks cause injury.

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Oh it was my bad, it wasnt my thread, here it is but its not much more helpful
https://www.studioveena.com/forums/view/52f2734f-1cfc-4a93-be98-2ab80a9aa0eb
but basically, you just take the top leg, thread it between your arm and the pole while turning your chest towards the ceiling. and now that you have a leg on either side of the pole, you can cross them in to a remi sit.

and on my thread someone suggested going into an ayesha which was beyond my skill but still really cool
https://www.studioveena.com/forums/view/5346cede-e34c-4668-9e1c-65f70a9aa0eb

[Rylonn]

I posted a thread on this a long time ago, and i remember someone suggesting to take your top leg, wrap it around your bottom ankle into a remi sit. It’s pretty fun 🙂

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Have you tried going into a forearm stand, straddling the legs, then lowering your legs are close to the ground as you can get them, and then lifting them back up? Try some reps of those, maybe. That’s how we train at my studio

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My rockclimbing boyfriend slacklines. He’s really good at it. For me, it’s so hard just to get ON the thing, let alone take a couple steps. Definitely takes a lot of practice if balance isnt your forte, but I can see how it’d be fun, and great for practicing balance.
And when you’re out of balance/finding balance, the whole line shakes like crazy 😛 its kinda nerve wracking haha

I say try it!

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Woah, that transition is pretty rad

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Yeah, HoneyAlyssa, that sounds really cool, Id love to see that